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Eagle Valley Reservoir

Lincoln County, Nevada60 acresView mapDirections

NR
Not rated

Not enough samples to grade — no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years). No letter yet. Here is what we do have.

Water temp
No reading
No gauge
Clarity
No reading
No sample
Max depth
~14 ft est.
GLOBathy model
Level
No reading
No gauge
Trend
No reading
Not enough history
  • 14 ft max depth
  • Public access
  • Limited data

Eagle Valley Reservoir in Lincoln County, Nevada is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 60 acres.

Max depth
~14 ft est.
Area
60 acres
Public access
Yes
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Why Eagle Valley Reservoir has no grade

We grade a lake only when the monitoring record supports a letter: at least three phosphorus or chlorophyll-a samples in the last ten years, scored against EPA National Lakes Assessment thresholds for this lake’s ecoregion. For Eagle Valley Reservoir, no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years).

Not Rated is not an F. It is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 — insufficient information. The water here may be excellent or poor; nobody has measured enough of it to say. Everything below that has been measured is still reported on this page.

Sampling is run by NDEP and volunteer programs, and published through the EPA Water Quality Portal. Read the full grading methodology.

Eagle Valley Reservoir is a 60-acre lake in Lincoln County, Nevada with an estimated average depth of about 14 feet. Limited fish-species data available. Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NDEP, last sampled 2025-02-19. Grade methodology: LakeQuality methodology.

What Eagle Valley Reservoir is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Boat launch1 documented ramp
  • Camping1 public campground nearby

Swimming Safety

Not rated

Limited data

The letter is not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

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Water quality measurements for Eagle Valley Reservoir

These readings exist but are not enough for an A–F grade — see why.

No clarity data.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)No recent samples
PhosphorusNo recent samples
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No recent samples

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Maximum Depth~14 ft est.
Surface Area60 acres
Public AccessYes

Depth marked “est.” is a modeled maximum from GLOBathy (Khazaei et al. 2022, CC0), not a measured survey. Nevada has not published bathymetry for Eagle Valley Reservoir.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
282 sq mi
Shoreline
1.7 mi
Elevation
5,846 ft

Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.

Recreation & Access

1
Boat Landings
Yes
Public Access
1
Campgrounds
  • Spring Valley State ParkPublic

Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps

Public campgrounds near Eagle Valley Reservoir

  • Meadow Valley Recreation Site1.9 km

Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes

Fishing Eagle Valley Reservoir

Reservoir Info (USACE NID)

Eagle Valley Reservoir is a man-made reservoir impounded by the Eagle Valley Reservoir Dam (completed 1965), built primarily for recreation on the Meadow Valley Wash; earth-type dam, 72 ft tall and 601 ft long.

Surface area
60 ac
Normal storage
830 ac-ft
Max storage
835 ac-ft
Drainage area
285 sq mi
Hazard class
High
Owner
NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

All listed purposes: Recreation;Fish and Wildlife Pond.

Source: USACE National Inventory of Dams, NID ID NV00116 · Operator website

Graded lakes near Eagle Valley Reservoir

Eagle Valley Reservoir has no grade, but these lakes within a short drive do.

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Frequently asked questions about Eagle Valley Reservoir

Where is Eagle Valley Reservoir?

Eagle Valley Reservoir is a lake in Lincoln County, Nevada. LakeQuality has not rated this lake (UNRATED) — no nutrient or algae measurement meets the evidence bar (at least 3 samples within 10 years).

What is the water quality grade for Eagle Valley Reservoir?

Eagle Valley Reservoir in Lincoln County, Nevada is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar. Surface area: 60 acres.

Is Eagle Valley Reservoir safe to swim in?

The letter is not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

How deep is Eagle Valley Reservoir?

No published bathymetric survey covers Eagle Valley Reservoir, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 14 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 60 acres.

Are there boat ramps on Eagle Valley Reservoir?

Eagle Valley Reservoir has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Spring Valley State Park. Public access is listed as yes.

Are there campgrounds on Eagle Valley Reservoir?

Eagle Valley Reservoir has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Meadow Valley Recreation Site. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.

Where this data comes from

10 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2024–2025. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • Nevada Division of Environmental Protection21NEV1_WQX10 samples · 2024–2025

Analytical methods

  • Phosphorus by Two Reagent Colorimetry
  • 10200 H ~ Chlorophyll a-b-c Determination
  • 2130 B ~ Nephelometric Method
Monitoring station identifiers (1)

Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated and data sources.

Other records on this page

Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)

Named boat-access points from the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory

Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles